About Islands Hana Mana
Islands Hana Mana Inc. gives primarily to faith-based organizations, youth and education programs, and direct human services with a noticeable emphasis on homelessness and community health. Grants are concentrated in Hawaii and Southern California (La Jolla), include both capital and general operating support, and also fund a small set of international relief and orphan-focused projects. The foundation repeatedly supports a core group of religious, school and social-service partners while making smaller one-off gifts to health and local nonprofits.
Focus Areas
Faith-based ministries and youth ministries (Catholic and evangelical churches and school ministries in CA and HI)Homelessness response and supportive housing capital campaigns (e.g., Salvation Army, Hawaii homeless healthcare services)Parochial K–12 schools and teacher support (All Hallows Academy, Cathedral Catholic High School)Adult education and workforce-readiness programs (Pathways Adult Learning Center)International child relief and orphan sponsorship (Children of the Americas / Mexico Red, Project Orphans)
Who They Fund
people experiencing homelessness
About Islands Hana Mana
A repeated pattern defines Islands Hana Mana Inc.: large gifts to homelessness response in Honolulu alongside steady support for faith-based schools and ministries in California and Hawaii. The Salvation Army’s Homeless to Home Capital Campaign received six-figure support in both 2024 and 2025, and the foundation also backed Hawaii Homeless Healthcare Hui in Honolulu, showing an interest in housing stability and related community care. Alongside that, Islands Hana Mana Inc. gives substantial general support to church and school partners, including La Jolla Community Church and All Hallows Academy in La Jolla. Those gifts sit next to a smaller but recurring mix of youth ministry, adult learning, and international relief. The foundation’s recent grants also reach organizations serving children and families through sponsorship-style and designated support, such as Project Orphans and Children of the Americas Dba Mexico Red. Across the recent list, its giving combines operating support, designated gifts, and capital campaign funding rather than a single grant format. The result is a profile shaped by religion-linked community work, education, homelessness response, and selected humanitarian projects.
What Islands Hana Mana Funds
Homelessness response is one of the clearest priorities in the recent grants. The Salvation Army in Honolulu received $200,004 in 2024 and again in 2025 for the Homeless to Home Capital Campaign, and Hawaii Homeless Healthcare Hui in Honolulu received $144,000 in 2023. In education, All Hallows Academy in La Jolla received $182,000 in 2023, followed by $10,000 in 2025 for the Teachers Fund. Youth ministry also appears consistently: All Hallows Catholic Church in La Jolla received $75,000 in 2025 and $68,750 in 2024 for designated youth ministry support, while Youth Apostles in McLean received both a $66,000 gift for the Youth Minister Fund and a $36,868 gift in 2025. International relief shows up through Children of the Americas Dba Mexico Red, which received multiple gifts for Mexico Red.
How Islands Hana Mana Gives
Typical grants cluster around mid-five-figure awards, with p25 at $20,000, a median of $50,000, and p75 at $95,834. The recent record shows repeat support rather than one-time-only giving: The Salvation Army, Pathways Adult Learning Center, Youth Apostles, All Hallows Academy, and Children of the Americas Dba Mexico Red each appear in more than one year. The foundation uses a mix of general fund support, designated gifts, sponsorships, and capital campaign funding. It does not make grants to individuals and is not making program-related investments. The 2025 filing year is on record.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$541K
Total Assets
$33M
Total Revenue
$2M
Total Expenses
$577K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $96K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$96K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
About 13% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MIKE PAQUETTE
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